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Supreme Court could rule on contraception case today

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule as early as today on one of the most controversial questions before the nine justices this term. While the availability of free birth control is at stake, the question before the court is much broader.

The case turns on whether a majority of justices believe a corporation can claim religious freedom. If the court says yes, it must decide whether the sincere religious beliefs of a business owner can override benefits to which the government says employees are entitled. In this case, those benefits are birth control measures that were deemed “preventive care” under the Affordable Care Act.

The court heard arguments in this case during a snowy March day. A number of justices appeared, then, to be willing to make an exception for corporations that are “closely held” by a family with religious objections to the law.